CVE-2026-8838CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p48.4%

CVE-2026-8838CVE-2026-8838

Description

Unsafe use of Python's eval() on server-received data in the vector_in() function in amazon-redshift-python-driver before 2.1.14 allows a rogue server or man-in-the-middle actor to execute arbitrary code on the client. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.14.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.70% probability of exploitation · percentile 48.4% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-05-18
Last modified2026-05-19

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-94

References

  1. https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-033-aws/
  2. https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/releases/tag/v2.1.14
  3. https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-29h4-r29x-hchv

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')cwe-940%live

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